Friday 31 January 2014

Current Affairs 31-JAN-2014

The Union Government decided to amend the rules governing IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers 30 January 2014.

Union Cabinet approved amendments to Mental Health Care Bill to empower people suffering from mental illness and protect their rights.

Union Cabinet approved the second phase of Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Namma Metro) to improve public transport system in the city.

India overtook Japan to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World.

Bowing to party pressure, the government raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into bank accounts using Aadhaar platform. 

Organisers of Oscars withdrew the song Alone Yet Not Alone from the Best Song Nomination category on 30 January 2014.

The country's first Monorail service will commence operations next month on the 8.9 km Wadala-Chembur section in the central-eastern suburbs of the metropolis after a delay of over two years.


India launched a Gandhi Portal named Search for Gandhi in London on 31 January 2014.

Two fast growing villages in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh would be developed under the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in collaboration with a private firm.


Federal Aviation Administration of the US downgraded the safety ratings of Indian aviation on 31 January 2014 from top to the second category.

Agriculture Ministry has issued detailed guidelines and strategy for implementation of National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm.

UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi laid foundation stone of Aligarh Muslim University's (AMU) Centre in Bihar's Kishanganj district.

The Ministry of Railways and Government of Karnataka signed a memorandum of Understanding today in Bangalore for setting up Rail Coach factory in the state.


India signed a MoU with The Netherlands in the field of health and medicine to strengthen bilateral cooperations.

Mohan Tiwari, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Ircon International Limited (IRCON), received the Gold Trophy for Project export from the Chief Guest, Dr James S Mutende, Minister of State for Industry and Technology, Uganda at the Export Excellence National Awards held in Mumbai recently.

Cricketing minnows the United Arab Emirates and Scotland secured berths at the 2015 World Cup after taking the top two spots at a qualification tournament in New Zealand.


The Sindh government in Pakistan employed three transgendered persons in different departments on 31 January 2014.

Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of IT major Infosys, announced that it was collaborating with the Government of Costa Rica and the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) to train students on technical and business process skills.

China marked arrival of its Year of the Horse, which is celebrated across the world by Chinese people on 31 January 2014 as the Lunar New Year.

Ukraine's embattled President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday signed into law an amnesty for demonstrators detained during mass unrest and repealed anti-protest legislation, in a fresh bid to take the heat out of the political crisis.

New Zealand's Kathy Cross became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel when she was named as an Associate and Affiliate International official following the annual review and selection process.

With the 87-run win in 5th ODI , New Zealand seal the 5-match series 4-0 againt INDIA

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